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Enable Visual Tab Switcher in Firefox 3.6

With Firefox 3.6’s release, we can all do a quick about:config tweak that will enable the prettier tab switching. By default, when you hit the keyboard keys Ctrl + Tab you just rotate through your tabs. By making some quick adjustments though, you can pull up the new tab switcher that you see in the picture above.

How to Enable Firefox’s Secret Visual Tab Switcher

Type about:config in the address bar. Then, if needed click the “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button.

Next, in the filter box – type in:

browser.ctrlTab.previews

Right-click that about:config entry, and select “Toggle”

Now, when you hit the keyboard combination of Ctrl + Tab you will get the new visual tab previews, rather than just scroll through the tabs one by one. If you want to switch back, just follow the same steps to toggle it from true, back to false.